Recent research suggests that increased adiposity is associated with poor cognitive
performance, independently of associated medical conditions. The evidence regarding this …

Overnutrition and sedentary lifestyle result in overweight or obesity defined as abnormal or
excessive fat accumulation that may impair health. According to the WHO, the worldwide …

Aim These international clinical practice recommendations (CPR) for developmental
coordination disorder (DCD), initiated by the European Academy of Childhood Disability …

In order to examine (i) the association between weight status and musculoskeletal
complaints (MSC) in children, and (ii) whether overweight and obese children have a higher …

Objectives To test how different developmental pathways of health-related physical fitness
and motor competence tests relate to weight status (overweight and obesity) at the end of …

The purpose of this review is to evaluate whether some risk factors in childhood work as
significant predictors of the development of obesity and the metabolic syndrome in …

Neuropsychiatric symptoms are frequent in obesity. In addition to their substantial economic
and health impact, these symptoms significantly interfere with the quality of life and social …

Background Few population-based studies have assessed relationships between body
weight and motor skills in young children. Our objective was to estimate the association …

Psychological distress and deficits in executive functioning are likely to be important barriers
to effective weight loss maintenance. The purpose of this paper is twofold. First, in the light of …

The aim of the current study was to test the hypothesis that children with probable
Developmental Coordination Disorder have an increased risk of reduced moderate to …